Cause and Effect
T
he world of Narnia is made up of
cause-and-effect situations, and
even the most irrelevant event
may produce a devastating impact..
Ever since its creation that Narnia experiences the effects
of poor decisions, such as the arrival of Jadis to the world,
which would have never happened if Digory hadn’t given in to
his curiosity in Charn. Other examples are Edmund’s betrayal,
which nearly took the lives of his siblings, or the plot under-
taken by Shift and Puzzle that brings about the Last Battle.
There are no coincidences in the world of Narnia; everything
has its purpose. Narnia would not have been the same if Caspian
had never ran away from the castle of his uncle Miraz, or if
Cor had never warned the castle of Anvard. It’s these “little
big actions” that, as on Earth, give shape and meaning to the
world and to the story of Narnia.
72 SEP-OCT 2017